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In comparison, high-density lipoprotein works to reduce cholesterol levels by absorbing it and carrying it back to the liver.

Many older people develop chronic kidney disease and are also likely to be on cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins.

Statins, a class of cholesterol-lowering drugs, have no effect on kidney function, a research team led by the University of Iowa has found.